ALUNA Sweater

Description

fOTOS, design and text © Anne Ventzel

The ALUNA SWEATER is a soft sweater with striking pattern on the pass. First, stitches are struck with the Italian stitch stop and the twine is made in the entangled rib pattern. The multicolored pass is then worked. In order for the back to be spacious and fit well, shortened rows are made before dividing the pass into body and sleeves.

Anne has knitted her Aluna sweater with short sleeves, but in the manual there is also a description of how the sweater with long sleeves can be made.

If you want to reduce the difficulty level, the Italian mesh stop can be replaced by the usual stop. But then make sure that it is not too tight. Similarly, the Italian chain can be replaced by the ordinary chain.

Sizes:
Sizes: 1 (2) 3 (4) 5 (6) 7 (8)
Brustumfang: 93 (98) 105 (114) 119 (126) 131 (142) cm
Length: 53 (54) 56 (57) 58 (59) 60 (61) cm
Short sleeves: 9 (9) 9 (9) 9 (9) 9 (9) cm
Lange Ärmel: 43 (44) 45 (45) 46 (46) 46 (46) cm
Sleeve size: 37 (37) 38 (39) 41 (42) 43 (44) cm

It is very different how much freedom of movement you want to achieve on your knitted piece. Take some of your favorite sweaters. So the decision regarding the appropriate size may be easier for you.
Anne has opted for a range of movement of 10 cm for her ALUNA SWEATER.

MATERIAL

Bouclé of Isager in Fb. 6s (100 % Alpaka; 175 m/50 g)
Silk Mohair by Isager in Fb. E0 (75 % Super Kid Mohair , 25 % Seide; 212 m/25 g)

Hauptfarbe
150 (150) 200 (200) 200 (200) 250 (250) g Bouclé by Isager
75 (75) 75 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) g Silk Mohair by Isager
75 (75) 75 (100) 100 (100) 100 (100) g Silk Mohair by Isager
– diese 3 Fäden werden zusammen gehalten

Kontrastfarbe
50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) 50 (50) g Bouclé by Isager
25 (25) 25 (25) 25 (25) 25 (25) g Silk Mohair by Isager
– diese 2 Fäden werden zusammen gehalten

Photo colours
Pulli weiß/schwarz: Hauptfarbe -> Boucle in der Farbe 6s Mohair in der Farbe E0 – Kontrastfarbe -> Boucle in der Farbe 30 Mohair in der Farbe 30
Pulli karamell/weiß: Hauptfarbe -> Boucle in der Farbe 65 Mohair in der Farbe 63 – Kontrastfarbe -> Boucle in der Farbe E0 Mohair in der Farbe E0

Gauge
17 stitches x 25 rows smooth right on needle 4.5 mm = 10 x 10 cm
17 stitches x 20 rows on needle 5 mm = 10 x 10 cm

Recommended needles
4 mm double-pointed needles
4 mm, 4,5 mm and 5 mm circular knitting needle (40, 60/100 cm)
Possibly a straight 4 mm needle for the Italian mesh stop
NOTE: I personally go up 0.5-1 mm with the needle size in multi-color knitting, so that I achieve the same stitch sample as in single-color knitting. However, this can vary greatly from person to person, which is why I recommend it to you all the more here, before the actual knitting first a stitch sample to finish.